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Lee's Last Major General: Bryan Grimes of North Carolina

T. Harrell Allen

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-- Based largely on previously unpublished accounts -- including personal letters -- Offers candid views of the Confederacy and its various armies and leaders -- Important new Army of Northern Virginia title Grimes was the last major general appointed by Robert E. Lee in the Army of Northern Virginia. Remembered by many as the "fighting general", who issued the last attack order at Appomattox Courthouse in April 1865, Grimes served with distinction through most of the major battles in Virginia. He displayed an amazing aptitude for generalship, exhibiting those unique and rare qualities of command that set him apart from many of his peers -- especially as the army's ability to wage successful offensives waned during the war's final months. Recognized as a general who led his men from the front line, Grimes's contributions to the Confederacy from May 1864 through the end of the war are difficult to exaggerate. Foreward by Robert E. L. Krick

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Other editions: Hardcover - 2006, Softcover - 1991, 1984, Softcover - 1984, Hardcover - 1978, Hardcover - 1978